Racism and Austerity (eBook)

Introduction

Part I: Conceptual and Theoretical Issues

1. The Multifaceted Nature of UK Racism

2. Austerity: A Flawed Economic Policy or a Deliberate Act of Capitalist Crisis Management and Class Warfare from Above?

Part II: Racism and the Hostile Environment

3. Theresa May and the Hostile Environment: Preparation, Official Launch and Enactment (2009-2019)

4. Boris Johnson and Priti Patel: Personal Rhetoric and Further Draconian Measures (2019-2022)

5. Suella Braverman, Hostile Rhetoric and the Escalation of the Hostile Environment (2022-2023)

Part III: Austerity

6. David Cameron, the 'Age of Austerity' and Its Impact (2009-2019)

7. Boris Johnson's COVID Economy, Liz Truss's Mini Budget and Their Impacts (2019-2022)

8. Rishi Sunak's Fiscal and Industrial Austerity: Cutting Social Expenditure and the War Against the Unions (2022-2023)

Conclusion: Hostility and Austerity as Interrelated Concepts - Some Examples and Some Solutions

Postscript: Election 2024 - Labour Wins, Far-Right Riots and the Tories Elect a New Leader